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hyperbola

[hahy-pur-buh-luh] / haɪˈpɜr bə lə /


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If eccentricity is greater than 1, it is a hyperbola.

From Textbooks Dec. 21, 2021

There are four conics—the circle, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola.

From Textbooks May 6, 2020

So, the equation of a hyperbola centered at the origin in standard form is:

From Textbooks May 6, 2020

The midpoint of the segment joining the foci is called the center of the hyperbola.

From Textbooks May 6, 2020

The centre of an hyperbola is without the curve, because the line at infinity cuts the curve.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various




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